— immediateness , n.
/i mee"dee it/ , adj.
1. occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
2. following or preceding without a lapse of time: the immediate future.
3. having no object or space intervening; nearest or next: in the immediate vicinity.
4. of or pertaining to the present time or moment: our immediate plans.
5. without intervening medium or agent; direct: an immediate cause.
6. having a direct bearing: immediate consideration.
7. very close in relationship: my immediate family.
8. Philos. directly intuited.
[ 1525-35; immediatus. See IM- 2 , MEDIATE (adj.) ]
Syn. 1. instantaneous. 3. close, proximate.